Disney is under increasing pressure to dump Snow White star Rachel Zegler after she lashed out at Americans who voted for Donald Trump.
The 23-year-old Hollywood star will play the titular role in the live-action remake, which is set for release in March 2025.
Zegler’s outspoken opinions have sparked backlash in the past, but her latest outburst could derail the release, according to Trump voters who are vowing to boycott the film.
After Donald Trump’s resounding election victory last week, Zegler shared a series of devastating messages with her 2.3 million followers.
“I find myself speechless in the middle of this,” she said. “May Trump’s supporters, Trump’s voters, and Trump himself never know peace.
“Another four years of hate, leaning us toward a world I don’t want to live in.” Leaning us into a world where it will be difficult to raise my daughter.”
Zegler said she “shouldn’t be shocked” by the outcome of the election — which saw Trump walking away with both the popular vote and the Electoral College vote after winning every swing state.
The 23-year-old Hollywood star will play the titular role in the live-action remake, which is set for release in March 2025
Zegler’s strong opinions have sparked backlash in the past, but her latest outburst could derail the release, according to Trump voters who are vowing to boycott the film.
Zegler described support for Trump as a “foolish subscription to a false sense of security, masculinity, intelligence, patriotism and humanity.”
She described Kamala Harris’ loss as “a loss that shouldn’t have happened… and it certainly shouldn’t have happened by so many votes.”
“There is a deep sickness in this country… evidenced by the sheer number of people who stood up for this man who threatens our democracy.
“It’s terrifying how many people support what this man preaches.”
Zegler described support for Trump as a “foolish subscription to a false sense of security, masculinity, intelligence, patriotism and humanity.”
She then took aim at billionaire Elon Musk, who became one of Trump’s most outspoken – and generous – donors during his campaign.
“Get off Elon’s app,” she told her followers. ‘I don’t use that app for nothing. He helped get that man elected and you’re giving him business.”
Her comments have now gone viral on Musk’s social media app, X, as offended Trump voters vow to boycott the film.
“I will not take my children to see this garbage after the statement you made. Disney, you need to do something about this,” said one critic.
Disney is under increasing pressure after Snow White star Rachel Zegler lashed out at Americans who voted for President-elect Donald Trump
Her comments have now gone viral on Musk’s social media app, X, as offended Trump voters vow to boycott the film.
“I hope you don’t get any rest as this movie BOMBS at the box office and streaming.”
Others said she should lose her job or have the project shelved completely after her statements.
“Rachel Zegler is unhinged and a liability,” one critic wrote. ‘They should put Snow White on the shelf for good and distance themselves from her. Her involvement in the company is alienating millions of people and poisoning the brand as a whole.”
The Hunger Games actress previously criticized David Hand’s original 1937 animated film as “extremely dated when it comes to ideas about women in roles of power and what a woman is fit for in the world.”
“The original cartoon came out in 1937, and that’s clearly the case,” Rachel scoffed to Extra TV in 2022.
‘There is a lot of attention for her love story with a man who literally stalks her. Foreign. So we didn’t do that this time.’
That same year, Zegler told Variety that her version of Snow White would dream of becoming a “fearless leader” instead of “dreaming about true love.”